[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 6]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 8004]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




HONORING YAZOO CITY ALUMNAE CHAPTER OF DELTA SIGMA THETA SORORITY, INC.

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                        HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, May 17, 2017

  Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor a 
group of women who has shown what can be done through hard work, 
dedication and a desire to serve their community, Yazoo City Alumnae 
Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. The Yazoo City Alumnae 
Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. has served the Yazoo County 
community and the State of Mississippi through informational meetings, 
social and civic engagement.
  The Yazoo City Alumnae Chapter was granted their 30th chartering in 
the state of Mississippi on February 2, 1997. Francine Wallace and 
Edwina Fox, in 1995, had the idea to create a chapter in Yazoo and 
placed an article in the local newspaper. Other Delta's in the area 
quickly responded, desiring to continue the mission to which they had 
pledged themselves in their college years and together they worked with 
the state leadership, the southern Region Manager and the national 
Headquarters to achieve this objective. Not being swayed, it took 
several attempts to acquire the approvals to establish the Yazoo City 
Alumnae Chapter. The Yazoo City Deltas traveled to the State Cluster to 
share their desire to focus on the high rate of teenage pregnancies in 
Yazoo County as it was the highest rate in the state of Mississippi. 
Relating their dedication to fighting this devastating trend, the 
Southern Region Manager, on their second attempt approved the 
chartering of the Yazoo City Alumnae Chapter. On February 2, 1997 at 
the St. Stephen United Methodist Church 12 members, Mary Ann Brewer, 
Teresa Bonner, Diane Delaware, Zellee Delaware, Sandra Younger, Tamara 
Dodd, Edwina Gordon-Fox, Marilyn Hathorne, Gloria Elayne Owens, 
Francine Wallace, the late Juanita Scott-Washington and Mary Joshua 
Young stood and committed to carry out the public service mission of 
their beloved sisterhood throughout Yazoo County. Thus, this was the 
beginning of the Yazoo City Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta 
Sorority, Inc.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing the Yazoo 
City Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. for its 
dedication to serving others and giving back to the community.

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